We provide funding for individual children with health-related needs when insurance and other financial resources have been exhausted.
Cerner Charitable Foundation provides individual medical grants that cover a wide variety of clinical, equipment, travel & lodging, and vehicle modification costs related to children’s healthcare needs.
Expenses Covered
Note: These lists are broad examples and not a definitive list, reach out if you have specific questions or needs about what is covered.
Travel and Lodging
✔ Covered
- Lodging (only if related to child’s care)
- Gas, parking and transportation related to a child’s care
✘ Not Covered
- Vehicle repairs
- Travel outside of North America
Clinical and Equipment
✔ Covered
- Clinical procedures, medicine, therapy, evaluations, service dogs, etc.
- Wheelchairs, assistive technology equipment, prostheses, care devices, hearing aids, etc.
✘ Not Covered
- Alternative or experimental treatments and therapies where there is controversy in the medical community
- Requests for debt reduction or past medical bills, copays or deductibles
- Requests for research funding
- Therapy dogs
- Home modification projects
Vehicle Modifications
✔ Covered
- Lifts
- Ramps
- Transfer boards
✘ Not Covered
- Wheelchair-accessible van purchases
Email: [email protected]
Address: 2800 Rock Creek Parkway
City: North Kansas City
State: MO
Postal Code: 64117
Office phone: 816-201-1569
Website URL: https://www.cernercharitablefoundation.org/request-funding/